Cathcart Ridge Mt Ararat Merlot 2004 (QPR Recommended)

Despite the obviously simpleness of this wine and arguably a lack of varietal definition there’s a lot to like about this $12 wine in a value sense. Medium blood red in colour, the nose shows plenty of ripe berry fruits with a slight talcum powder edge. Friendly flavour profile driven (again) with ripe berries and some tingly acid that never gets aggressive. Not sure that this wine screams ‘merlot’, in fact I’m sure it doesn’t, but the soft, forward fruits have a degree ofappeal.